Homebrew Gallium Species Details

     Gallium (Gah-Yome) are typically tall and thin, with arms that reach down well past their knees, with some Gallium having limbs long enough that their fingers drag across the ground when walking. Their skin comes in shades of blue, dark green, grey, and brown. Some Gallium have large spots on their bodies, the colors of which change and vary based off of the Gallium's environment, almost working as a minor form of camouflage.  Sailors often have blue spots, hunters have green or brown spots, etc. Their ears are long and flat, and their upper canine teeth are noticeably longer than other humanoid races'. The Gallium people have a long and storied history of political subterfuge and assassinations, proudly proclaiming over the millennia to have the best spies and assassins across the lands. Unfortunately this often led to devastating retaliations, typically ending with their capital cities being completely leveled, which makes tracing their true ancestral origins quite difficult.

      Gallium are typically a very cordial and welcoming race when it comes to public settings and events, but they are fiercely secretive when it comes to topics such as history or politics. They are typically governed by a royal family, but due to past societal catastrophes, the location of where the monarchy resides at any given point in time is a mystery to all but the elite upper crust of Gallium society. Gallium are extremely proud of their monarchist leaders, and will gladly boast about them to any outsiders who will listen; however the feats and stories they tell are often exaggerated and contradicting to each other, which has led to widespread misinformation on their leadership. Whether or not the misdirection is an intentional campaign to keep the real information on the monarchy unclear, or just the rumors and ramblings of overly zealous citizens is anyone's guess. 

       While it may be an important part of their history, not all Gallium are rogues hiding in the shadows. The vast majority of Gallium society is comprised of kind and welcoming people, though they are often stereotyped as being uneducated and generally dimwitted. You are just as likely to find a Gallium bard, wizard, or fighter as you are an assassin, but many groups will still treat Gallium as thieves and killers until proven otherwise. This puts the average Gallium in an odd spot, where they are often simultaneously treated as a blathering idiot and a genius savant killer at the same time by the members of other species. Gallium society is comprised of three major lineages, each with their own unique traits. Those of the Royal Lature bloodline, the hearty Tyre bloodline, and the oft mocked Marais bloodline. 

 

Lature Gallium

      The Lature lineage largely includes members of the royal family as well as multiple lines of extended cousins,  however it also honorarily includes several families that have been influential to both the monarchy and to the Gallium people as a whole. Lature lineage Gallium can be spotted by their more vibrant skin tones, as well as their significantly larger upper canine teeth, which they take great pride in. 

Tyre Gallium

      The Trye lineage makes up the bulk of the Gallium population, and contains a wide amalgamation of different bloodlines from over the centuries. They are the everyday working man of Gallium society, and while they still come in all shapes, colors, and sizes, on average they tend to be a bit bulkier than their royal counterparts. If you encounter a Gallium outside of their current homeland, they are more than likely a Tyre.

Marais Gallium

      The newest lineage to the Gallium people, the Marias have fully adapted to their new swampy homeland. They pride themselves on being able to live off the land, and are known for brewing a uniquely strong alcohol known as Sundown, which is effectively poison to any species other than Gallium. They tend to speak with a heavier accent than most Gallium, much to the chagrin of visiting outsiders, and are often viewed as the least intelligent variant of the Gallium people. Marais Gallium can be spotted by their darker than average skin tones, as well as a more jovial attitude than most other Gallium.

 

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Gallium Traits

Creature Type: Humanoid
Size: Medium (about 6–7 feet tall)
Speed: 30 feet

Gallium Traits

As an Gallium, you have these special traits.

Age

Gallium typically reach maturity around 30 years of age, and can live up to 150 years old. 

Long Reach

The Gallium have unusually long and lanky arms and thin spindly fingers, allowing them to reach just a little bit further than others. This allows them to make melee weapon attacks, as well as spells or actions that have a range of "touch", to be made from an extra 5ft away. This does not stack with weapons that have the "Reach" property, unless you ask the DM nicely

Darkvision

You have Darkvision with a range of 60 feet.

Contortionist

Gallium can shift and contort their bodies with relative ease, allowing them to fit into a variety of tight spaces. When it comes to whether or not your character can fit in a certain location, you can treat their size as "small", so long as they aren't wearing medium or heavy armor

Ability Score Increases

A long ancestral history of skullduggery and unusably flexible limbs has led the Gallium people to be more dexterous than most. Additionally, whether from high class royalty, or a fishing village in the boonies, Gallium are a kind and welcoming people, causing them on the whole to be a very charismatic group. You get +1 to Dexterity and Charisma 

Gallium Weapon Training

You are proficient with daggers, short swords, short bows, and long bows

Gallium Lineage

You are part of a lineage that grants you supernatural abilities.  Choose a lineage from the Gallium Lineages table. You gain the level 1 benefit of that lineage. When you reach character levels 3 and 6, you learn a higher-level spell, as shown on the table. You always have that spell prepared. You can cast it once without a spell slot, and you regain the ability to cast it in that way when you finish a short Rest. You can also cast the spell using any spell slots you have of the appropriate level.

Gallium Lineages

Lineage	Level 1	Level 3	Level 6
Lature	Disguise Self	Silence	Major Image
Tyre	Longstrider	Spider Climb	Water Walk
Marais	Speak With Animals	Find Traps	Tongues